Available Ecosystem Support

The Institutes of Advanced Tooling (IAT) –  Stellenbosch University (SU) vision is to work towards a national effort to build the innovation capacity of the South African tooling industry. The IAT works with companies aiming to improve their competitive position towards domestic and international

The Daily Grind Hub is a facility with space for thinkers, innovators and entrepreneurs to get the support, coaching, and mobilisation they need. 

The Daily Grind Hub offers the following services; 

1. Incubation 
   • Pre-Incubation: Innovation assessment, business plan, business modelling and

Relationships Inspiring Social Enterprise (rise) is a non-profit social enterprise registered in the USA and Lesotho. rise focuses on economic development through job creation, skills development and entrepreneurship specifically in the built environment by linking aspiring entrepreneurs in

Amnova Tech is at the forefront of making it possible for people and organizations to create on a scale that has never been thought possible. We manufacture a variety of proprietary additive manufacturing technologies, ranging from large-format industrial hybrid 3D printers to educational 3D

One Part Green is a climate entrepreneurship advocacy and support organisation with the aim of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the growing green economy.

Our areas of focus include:  Circular economy, Female youth focus, Ideation - to - Market incubation, Patient & attentive guidance

Softstart BTI provides an integrated package of workspace, shared office services, access to specialized equipment and value-added services like management assistance, access to finance, marketing and networking support.

Softstart Business and Technology Incubator (Softstart BTI) has full support

The Platinum Incubator (TPI) is a small business start-up hub devoted to encouraging budding entrepreneurs to develop world-class products and applications using Platinum Group Metals (PGMs).

Objectives;

• Advocacy - To create an environment conducive to the conceptualisation of PGM-related

Seda Essential Oils Business Incubator (SEOBI) is a Private Business Incubator and a registered Non-Profit Company(NPC). SEOBI aims to provide comprehensive business development support through training, mentorship, market creation and commercialization of enterprises in the essential oil industry.

Seda Automotive Technology Centre (SATeC) is a business incubator for the automotive sector and offers entrepreneurs in the sector an environment which nutures the development of their business to the point of sustainability. It aims to stimulate the participation of SMMEs (Small Micro and Medium

Seda Agricultural & Mining Tooling Incubator is a business incubator for Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) in South Africa’s tooling sector for the mining and agricultural environments. We focus on training individuals and regional communities on the design and development of tools through

Mpumalanga Stainless Steel Initiative is an incubator in the steel sector that specialises in stainless steel knowledge exchange, shared infrastructure and technology support services to the unemployed, struggling entrepreneurs or SMEs at one enabling environment and location.

Downstream Aluminium Centre for Technology (DACT) provides training and incubating facilities where entrepreneurs in the aluminium casting industry can successfully grow to independence. 

Services include the following:

• Physical space

• Product/process identification

• Access to